Last time you heard from us, we were openly ridiculing the Winnipeg Jets for the way in which they’ve been handling their business, from management to coaching to player personnel. Well, one of those has seemingly been fixed, with Paul Maurice replacing Jeff Goldblum Claude Noel behind the bench. Cam assures me that there’s no blood on our hands, but I’m not so sure about that.. we were pretty harsh last time out after all. Either way you’re welcome, Winnipeg.

As a quick aside: how is it possible that, given the social media era we currently live in, that no one has taken the Kevin Chevel-DAY OFF meme and ran with it? I spent some time searching it up online, and nothing comes up, which is a total travesty. This stuff basically writes itself. Whenever the day comes that he finally gets axed by the club, I hope you all enjoy the Kevin Chevel-LAY OFF headline.

But enough about the Jets. We only spent a couple of minutes talking about them, before using the rest of the show to take a close look at the Eastern Conference playoff race (particularly "the murky middle" as Cam coined it, from spots 5-14). We mostly focused on the New York Islanders (a team which we like, especially if they get their hands on a legitimate NHL goaltender), the Carolina Hurricanes (a team that could be poised to make a run up the standings), and the Buffalo Sabres (who could be really enticing in a few years if they nail their upcoming draft picks).

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This is the puppy that Cam kept referring to, by the way. Say hi to Cuba!:

As a programming note, we’ll spend the majority of Friday’s show focusing on the Western Conference. If you’ve got any questions regarding that, or anything else, feel free to send Cam and Dimitri your questions on Twitter!